Uno Nobuo

Uno Nobuo was a Japanese playwright, author, and kabuki playwright born in Honjo, Saitama, Japan. He was raised in Kumagaya, Japan, and later lived in Asakusa, Japan. He graduated from Kumagaya Middle School and the Department of Japanese Literature at Keio University. After finishing middle school,…

Mita Hiroko

Mita Hiroko (born Inagaki Atsuko) is a Japanese actress and former singer. Her husband is kabuki actor Nakamura Shikan VIII. (Source: Wikipedia)

Izumi Kyouka

A Japanese author of novels, short stories, and kabuki plays who was active during the prewar period. Kyōka's writing differed greatly from that of the naturalist writers who dominated the literary scene at the time. Many of Kyōka's works are surrealist critiques of society. He is best known for a…

Onoe Matsunosuke

Onoe Matsunosuke was a Japanese actor. He was initially an actor with an itinerant kabuki troupe. In his autobiography, he claimed that he had made his stage debut as early as 1880, in a performance given by the Tamizo Onoe company. Fascinated by the stage, he left his home by the age of 14 to travel…

Namino Kuriko

Namino Kuriko is an actress. Her brother Nakamura Kanzaburō XVIII is an actor in kabuki, theater, television and commercials.

Nakamura Kankuro VI

The 6th generation Nakamura Kankuro is Namino Masayuki. Namino Masayuki, born October 31, 1981, in Tokyo, is a Japanese Kabuki, television and film actor. He is the eldest son of actor Nakamura Kanzaburo XVIII and brother to Nakamura Shichinosuke II. Namino Masayuki made his first appearance on stage…

Matsumoto Hakuo II

The 9th generation Matsumoto Koshiro was born in Tokyo, Japan. A graduate of Waseda University and a versatile actor, Matsumoto Koshiro IX has performed extensively in Kabuki and Western stage plays. He made his stage debut in 1945, at the age of three, under the name Matsumoto Kintaro II, and took…

Matsumoto Koshiro X

The 10th generation Matsumoto Koshiro is Fujima Terumasa. Born in Tokyo as the eldest son of Matsumoto Koshiro IX (Ichikawa Somegoro VI at the time), his sisters are Matsumoto Kio and the actress/singer Matsu Takako. His uncle is Nakamura Kichiemon II. He made his Kabuki debut in March 1979, by performing…

Ichikawa Danjuro XIII

Ichikawa Danjuro XIII is a Japanese actor. He is the eleventh and current holder of the Ebizo name. He is a famous Kabuki, television and film actor and heir to the prestigious Ichikawa clan of kabuki actors. The son of Ichikawa Danjuro XII, he was born in Tokyo and began his career at the age of six…

Kagawa Teruyuki

Kagawa Teruyuki is a Japanese screen and stage actor. Born in 1965, his parents are the kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke III and the cinema actress Hama Yuko. His grandmother is the film actress Takasugi Sanae. In the Kabuki world, it is usual for the son of an actor to follow the father's footsteps since…

Bakayaro! I’m Plenty Mad

4.0

An omnibus comprising of tales in modern Japan. Episode 1 - "What's Wrong with Eating?" Numayama Kazuki is always complaining about his wife, Atsugi Shizuka, body shape. Because of that, Shizuka tries her best to restrict…

Blue

7.3

Urita Nobuto is a boxer, who loves his sport more than anything. No matter how hard he tries, Nobuto keeps losing his matches. Meanwhile, Ogawa Kazuki spars with Nobuto at the same gym. He is a boxer with elite talent…

It Is My Husband

7.2

Asahi Seiko, an oden shop owner, lives a happy life with her husband Kazuki, two children, and mother-in-law. Her world shatters when Kazuki disappears. A month later, she identifies a decomposed body as his, based…

Wangan Midnight The Movie

7.1

"Wangan Midnight The Movie" based on hit manga written by Michiharu Kusunoki, the film stars Yuichi Nakamura of D-BOYS, Kazuki Kato, and Ryoko Kobayashi. The story centers on a young man named Akio Asakura, a 3rd-year…

Seijuu Sentai Gingaman vs. Megaranger: Super Video

7.4

Quick summary of Seijuu Sentai Gingaman vs. Megaranger V-Cinema movie with full heroes' introduction, narrated by Maehara Kazuki, who played Ryōma in the original series. Served as a promotion for the movie.

Cheat

7.2

Saki Hoshino is 25-years-old and a member of the Cheat team. The Cheat team is a group of swindlers who target other swindlers that stole from people. The Cheat team was created by Detective Kazuki Anzai and consists…

Tensai Tantei Mitarai: Nankai Jiken File - Kasa wo Oru Onna

7.3

The genius Mitarai Kiyoshi is a neuroscientist and famous sleuth. The author, Ishioka Kazuki, is his good friend. One day, Ishioka starts to tell him about a mystery which he had heard on the radio. It is something…

Ghost Book

7.5

In the dead of night, a mysterious ghost wearing a white cloth appears by the children's bedside and whispers, "Do you want your wishes to come true?" Kazuki and his friends, who have a desperate wish they want to…

Ultraman Nexus

7.6

The TLT is a covert international anti-monster unit established secretly to combat Space Beasts, mysterious monsters that are out to attack humans in the year 2009. One of the TLT's new recruits, Komon Kazuki, is attacked…

After School Doctor Special

8.0

Makino not only interacts with elementary school children in the special drama, but also with those who have moved on to junior high school and with children in the hospital. Kazuki Fujino, who struggled to adapt to…